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L&G and Nationwide developing referral model under renewed distribution deal
Legal & General (L&G) Retail Protection has signed a new five-year protection distribution agreement with Nationwide, to develop and implement a new protection referral model for Nationwide’s mortgage applicants. This agreement...
Read moreNHS waiting lists drops to 7.4m as slow recovery continues
The NHS waiting list continued to decline, falling to 7.40 million people in January 2025, according to the latest data from NHS England. The latest data revealed 7,402,148 people were on the...
Read moreNikhil Rathi re-appointed as FCA chief executive for second term
HM Treasury has reappointed Nikhil Rathi (pictured) as chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for a second term. Originally hired in October 2020, under Rathi's watch the FCA said it...
Read moreApril International revenue up 7% as group turnover hits €860m
April Group has announced that its international healthcare has increased by 7% to €90m (£77.8m) in turnover. That growth was a part its overall turnover of €860m, an increase of 36%. ...
Read moreSaga PMI sales slide and firm pays £2.6m to exit Axa Health deal
Saga’s private medical insurance (PMI) sales fell almost 10% in 2024 as the group which specialises in products for people over 50 said it faced tough competition and tighter margins. The group...
Read moreSanté Group hires former YuLife BDM as partnerships and distribution executive
Santé Group has appointed Nick Stone as partnerships and distribution executive. Stone (pictured right) was most recently head of intermediary and partnerships at Health Assured and prior to that was a senior...
Read moreIPTF and AFM aim to raise awareness of role of mutuals in protection
The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has announced its affiliation with the Association of Financial Mutuals (AFM) as part of its aim to focus on the role of mutuals and friendly societies...
Read moreMiddle East Forum: Regulatory change, a new hope and client conflict
Health & Protection’s second Middle East Forum, held in association with UnitedHealthcare Global, was our fourth trip to the region to assess the international private medical insurance (IPMI) market. It brought together...
Read moreExclusive – Broadway brings in Howden’s Stuart Lowe to launch protection arm
Broadway Insurance has brought Stuart Lowe on board to add protection to the group's consultancy services. Back in October 2023, the brokerage appointed Emma Wood as director of healthcare. Wood joined from Reich...
Read moreHealth and protection advisers see FCA fee rates dip slightly
Advisers working in the health and protection insurance markets will see their Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) fee rate dip slightly for the 2025-26 financial year. It means they will be paying around...
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